FILE PHOTO: Oct 10, 2021; Indian Wells, CA, USA; Leylah Fernandez (CAN) celebrates after defeating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) in the third set of her third round match in the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
TORONTO (Reuters) - U.S. Open finalist Leylah Fernandez has decided not to represent Canada at next month's Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Prague, Tennis Canada said on Thursday.
The 19-year-old Fernandez, who went out in the last 16 at Indian Wells this week in her first tournament since losing to fellow teenager Emma Raducanu of Britain in the U.S. Open final, will be replaced by Carol Zhao.
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